The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines into regional, rural and remote communities is an vital part of the Australian Government’s vaccine strategy to protect country people and managing the fight against the virus in the regions. The Australian Government is working with Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services, General Practices, state and territory governments, Primary Health Networks,…
DetailsPhoto Caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is urging people in his electorate to download the Australian Government’s COVID-19 mobile app which launched yesterday. Federal Member for Parkes and Minister for Regional Communications Mark Coulton is urging people in his electorate to download the Australian Government’s COVID-19 mobile application which launched yesterday. Mr Coulton…
DetailsCreating local jobs and boosting local economies was the focus of a tour through Northern New South Wales by local Member for Parkes Mark Coulton and the Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack. Mr Coulton said the Coalition Government’s record investment in infrastructure was set to benefit local communities throughout his vast electorate, New South Wales and the nation. “It is…
DetailsA school student from Coonabarabran High School has a won a national competition to commemorate Australia’s Vietnam War veterans on the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan. Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton said Annabelle Park was a worthy winner of the Federal Government’s Honouring Australian Vietnam Veterans Competition, which was open to…
DetailsCharles Sturt University (CSU) has been successful in securing vital funding support from the Commonwealth Government for a project to improve the higher education experience of students in the region and around Australia. Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton today met with Head of Campus, Professor Jeannie Herbert, AM and Senior Lecturer in Health Science…
DetailsResidents of the rural township of Curlewis can look forward to a guaranteed water supply with $2.6 million from round one of the Australian Government’s Building Better Regions Fund allocated to a pipeline project in the region. Minister for Regional Development Fiona Nash and the Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton announced funding for the…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured with Forest Lodge Motor Inn and Lime Thai Restaurant owners Desley and Greg Rankmore. Small and medium hotels and motels across the Parkes electorate are receiving support from the Federal Government to cut their energy costs so they can invest in their business, employ more people…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton recently met with the Tourist Hotel Narrabri General Manager Geoff Artis and Tourist Hotel consultant Jon Welsh to hear about plans to make the hotel more energy efficient thanks to funding provided through the Federal Government’s Hotel Energy Uplift Program. The Tourist Hotel Narrabri will be able…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has today called for nominations of mobile black spot locations in the electorate of Parkes to be submitted by 31 December 2015 for consideration under Round 2 of the Mobile Black Spot Programme. “The Commonwealth Government has committed $60 million which will help provide new or upgraded mobile…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton said that recent efforts to secure a shed through the Australian Defence Forces have been successful. Mr Coulton said that he had been contacted by members of Wellington Men’s Shed who had told him that they were in desperate need of new accommodations for their group. “On behalf of…
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